Measures of Job Facets Satisfaction as Predictors of the Tendency to Leave or the Tendency to Stay with an Organization

Abstract

This study evaluates the relative influence various aspects of job satisfaction have on an employee's tendency to stay with or leave an organization. The significance of restrictions on the pay range and fringe benefits is considered as afactor in establishing the relative effect of extrinsic and intrinsic aspects ofjob satisfaction on mobility tendencies. The study is based on a sample of 683 college graduates employed in public and private sector businesses in Israel. Thefindings suggest that: (a) Intrinsic aspects of job satisfaction are far better predictors of turnover than extrinsic aspects; (b) overall job satisfaction has a meaning above and beyond satisfaction with various aspects of the job; (c) satisfaction with intrinsic rewards and overall job satisfaction are reasonably good predictors of both the tendency to stay with and the tendency to leave an organization; (d) the tendency to stay with and the tendency to leave an organization have common causes which are not accounted for by the level of satisfaction with the job.